Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Suspicious 5-alarm blaze guts historic S.B. house
Suspicious 5-alarm blaze guts historic S.B. house JERRY WOLKOWITZ Insurance company representatives discuss the fire which destroyed the historic three-family Van Pelt-Clark house on Perrine Road last weekend. The inset picture shows how the house, which was located near the proposed Route 92, appeared in March 1999. No one home when Perrine Road structure burned…
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Municipal tax rate dropping 2¢ in N.B.
Municipal tax rate dropping 2¢ in N.B. Total spending is down almost $1M; hearing is Sept. 18 By craIG YETSKO By craIG YETSKO North Brunswick residents will see a tax decrease in the 2000-01 fiscal year. The Township Council formally introduced the budget last Wednesday, using a computerized presentation, and also broadcast it live to…
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Crime index drops 25 percent in S.B. in 1999
Crime index drops 25 percent in S.B. in 1999 Chief Paquette calls it ‘phenomenal’; credits community policing By CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township is a much safer place to live, according to the 1999 Uniform Crime Report (UCR). That report released last week shows an overall drop of about 25…
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Except for assaults, N.B. crime down in ’99
Except for assaults, N.B. crime down in ’99 Police believe one of two reported murders occurred elsewhere By craig yetsko Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s crime rate dropped after stabilizing in 1998. There were significant drops in burglaries, larceny and motor vehicle theft, while aggravated assaults rose. The number of robberies also dropped;…
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County OKs five area farms for preservation
The Middlesex County Agriculture Development Board (CADB) has announced its decision to recommend five more farms from Middlesex County for the state’s farmland preservation program. The five properties will include a 190-acre crop farm in Cranbury, a 25-acre crop farm in Plainsboro, a 26-acre horse and cattle farm in East Brunswick, and a crop farm…
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Sierra head comes to S.B. to endorse Holt
Sierra head comes to S.B. to endorse Holt CHARLES W. KIM National Sierra Club President Robert Cox endorses Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) at Davidson Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick Monday. By CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) got a green thumbs up from the Sierra Club Monday at…
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Final meeting slated for King’s Hwy. nomination
Final meeting slated for King’s Hwy. nomination The final public meeting on the proposed King’s Highway (Upper Road and Lincoln Highway) National Register of Historic Places nomination will be held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Main Meeting Room of the Valley Road Building, 369 Witherspoon St., Princeton. All affected communities are encouraged to…
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NBTHS plans trip to see ‘Titanic’ artifacts
A trip to see "The Titanic" artifact exhibit will be sponsored by the North Brunswick Township High School Social Studies Department on Aug. 21, with buses leaving the high school parking lot at 9 a.m., and returning at 6 p.m. The exhibit is at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City. Cost is $10 for transportation,…
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Community Education sports camps still open
South Brunswick Community Education has space remaining in some of its camps. Tennis Camp for children in grades seven and up runs Aug. 14-18. It will teach skills and confidence. The Viking Soccer Camp runs from Aug. 21-25. The camp is for boys and girls and features daily instruction, skill work, strategy and shooting drills.…
